Hong Wei Chu, MD

Associate ProfessorPrincipal Investigator

Background:

Dr. Chu was trained as a clinical pathologist with emphasis on various lung diseases. His research interests in the last 15 years have focused on the role of airway inflammation and remodeling in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Qun Wu, MD, PhD

Instructor

Education:

Hubei Medical University (Now: Wuhan University School of Medicine), MD, 1998
Wuhan University School of Medicine, PhD, 2004

Background:

Qun Wu graduated with a MD in 1998 and a PhD in Pathogenic Biology in 2004. She joined our lab in 2004 as a postdoctoral research fellow, and was promoted to Instructor in July of 2010. Her primary research interest is the field of airway mucosal immunity, particularly its functions against respiratory infections in chronic pulmonary diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She loves reading, cooking and playing with her child.

Reena Berman

Lab Researcher III

Di Jiang

Lab Researcher

Education:

California State Polytechnic University, BS, 2009

Background:

Di Jiang graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology. While earning his degree, Di worked in a research laboratory that used morphological characteristics and molecular markers to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships of different lineages of nudibranchs. He started in the Chu laboratory in June of 2009. Di has been working on a research project studying the role of TLR2 signaling in asthma. Di chose to work at National Jewish Health because he wanted the challenge of being part of a laboratory with high standards of excellence. In his spare time he enjoys going to see movies.